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Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church is a medieval stone cross located in Leicestershire. The monument belongs to a tradition of parish crosses that served both religious and social functions within medieval communities, typically standing in prominent locations to mark sacred space or serve as gathering points. The cross survives as a substantial upright stone structure, testament to the durability of medieval stonework. Its exact dating and original decorative programme require examination of the surviving physical evidence, though such crosses commonly date from the later medieval period when parish communities invested in permanent stone monuments of this kind.
Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017999. View the official record →
Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church is a medieval stone cross located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017999.
Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stapleford deserted medieval village and ice house (0.3 km), Moated site and fishpond at Wyfordby (2.1 km), Wyfordby Wayside Cross (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.